One of our favorite scenes from the Original Trilogy Star Wars films was always Jabba's Palace, with its ambitious creature designs, outlandish sets, scum, and villainy. Over the years our Jabba's Throne Room display has gotten closer and closer to being completed, and these two additions bring us closer to that goal.
The Drumheller Harp was sculpted by our friend Jeff Thompson and is available to purchase on the Outer Rim Traders store. Darth Daddy assembled and covered the Harp in a base coat of silver. To achieve the rusted effect, it was covered in a wet coat of sealer and then sprinkled with cinnamon. Once the sealer dries, the cinnamon is secured to the surface and won't wear off. It also has a pleasant smell! After that, all I had to do was string up the instrument with grey thread. I applied a brown wash to the thread to get the color where I wanted it. I also sculpted the streamers onto each thread and the bar the cymbal rests on. I then did a final pass of paint to clean up and get all the details locked in.
The second custom creation was an unnamed extra who populated Jabba's throne room standing next to Boba Fett. Some refer to him as Dranyam Trebor, but as of yet he has no official name. He sported a red jumpsuit and crossed bandoliers. We assembled him out of parts we had laying around. The body is a repainted Legacy Collection Bane Malar. The head came from a container we had lying around full of parts, so we're not exactly sure who it used to be. The pike was made from two parts that were left over from previous projects. I then painted the pike to unify the color pallet.
We still have a few more characters to make before our Jabba's Throne room is complete, but we're getting there. Stay tuned!
"RETURN OF THE JEDI"
DRUMHELLER HARP
Painted and finished by "Customs for the Kid"
3-D Design by Jeff Thompson
"RETURN OF THE JEDI"
DRANYAM TREBOR
Created by "Customs for the Kid"
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